Exercising toy



Oct- 21, 195 c. J. JUGANS 2,614,505

EXERCISING TOY Filed April 25, 1950 2 SHEETSSHEET 1 INVENTOR CHARLES J.JUG4/VS,

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)Z-Wflmmz flm'dam ATTORNEYS 2 SHEETSSHEET 2 C. J. JUGANS EXERCISING TOYv Qct. 21, 1952 Filed April 25 1950 INVENTOR 0mm 55 J. JUGAAAS',

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Patented Oct. 21, 19 52 E B SING my :Qharles-l. .lugans, Bloomingdale1g; pr ic enie Serial 1583118 to exercising toys,

This invention relates more particularly to an exercising toyof the=seesawty pe;

A main obj ct of the invention is to provide a novel and improvedexercising toy for chil'dren,

lower ends with inturned flanges 20, and secured: 'to said flanges 20are depending brackets- 21 which are hinged to the topends of'thebrackets said toy being very simple in construction; being 7 safe touse, and 'providing'useful exercise and a' substantial amountofamusement to a small child. H c

A further object of theinvention is to provide improved exercising toywhich-involves relatively few: parts, is very inexpensive tomanufacture, is sturdy in construction, provides health ful exercise tochildren using the devicegand'is relatively compact in size.

Further objects and advantages of the inven tion will become apparentfrom the following description and claims, andrfrom theaccompany- I ingdrawings, wherein:

Figure 1' is a side'elevational view of animproved childrens exercisingtoy constructed in accordance with the presentinvention;

Figure 2 is a top plan View of the exercising toyillustrated in Figure1;

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 35-8 of Figure 2;

Figure 4; is an enlarged cross-sectional detail view taken on line 44 ofFigure 3; I Figure 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional detail view takenthrough one of the guiderollers and guide channels employed in theexercising toy of Figures 1 to 4.

Referring to the drawings, II designates the base of the device, saidbase comprising a longitudinal, fiat plate member I2 having the later-vally projecting side plate elements I3, I3 extend- 7 ing from theintermediate portion thereof. Se--v cured to the intermediate portion ofthe base 'II are the inclined, longitudinally extendingspring' bars I4,I I which extend toward the respective I ends of the longitudinal platemember I2, as

shown in Figure 1, and are formed with horizon- I6, as shown at 22,forgpivoting around atranse verse, horizontal axis. Secured fto thebottom walls of the' channel "members. I8, I8 adiac'enti th respectiveends of the frame I! are-horizontal, transverse crossbars 23-, 2 3 towhich "are secured the: respective, short, longitudinally extendingblo'ckmembers 24, 24. Ihe-blcckmembers 2'4 overlie the respective;horizontal end tions I5 of the spring arms as s wnin Fig;

ure 1, and each block member 2'4 hassecuredtoits bottom surface abumperelement '25- ada'ptedto engage the adjacenthorizontatelement I5"responsive. to tilting mcti'onof the frame I1 Designated at 26 is' aseat comprising 54 tangular box' like structure having a -bottom,wall'-"21*,{sidje wal1s28, 28" and a rear wall 29;: Secured in the rear portionof -the "aforesa'id box-like structure is1ahorizontal, transverse seatboard 3Il, and secured to: the sidewalls 28,281 at their intermediateportions are vertical brackets3,I, 3|

to thetop ends of which; is secured ahorizontaL transverse handle ba1',.32. Secured tofthe. bot

- t m l i cent the forwa an r armls in Figure 3.

tal end portions I5 overlying the respective end I portions of saidlongitudinal member I2.

' Secured to the respective, laterally extendingplate elements I3, I3are the vertical, upstanding brackets I6, I6, which extend in themedianvertical, transverse plane of the base II. Desig nated at H is arectangular frame comprising inwardly facing, longitudinal side channelsI8, I8 connected at their ends bytransverse bars I9, I9. Secured to anddepending from the outer side walls of the channel members I8 at theirintermediate portions are the respective plate.mem-- bers I9, said platemembers being formed at their ing action of the frame takes place aroundthe r are -transversely aligned brackets- 33, which I are se u ed etrans er e s p ti ie'omsis v 3 i Rotatably moun ed the ends or "th arethe'rollers 35whi'ch are received in'the respective, longitudinalchannels I8," I8, as shown Secured to the under side of the seat 26' is.a depending bracket member 36 to which is secured a wooden block 31, asshown in Figure 4, and secured to the opposite sides of the block 31 arethe respective, longitudinally directed, conical ,coil springs 38, 38.The springs 38, 38 are longitudinally aligned with the respectiveabutment blocks 24, 24 adjacent the ends of v the frame I'l.

In using the device, the child sits in the'seat 26 and holds the handlebar 32. -By movement of his body, the ohild=tilts the frame I'I, causingthe seat 26 to move alternately from one end of the frame to the other,the tilting movement of the frame being cushioned by the alternateengagement of the members'25 with the hori. zontal spring bar portionsl5. At the same time, the sliding movement of the seat 26 is cushionedand limited by the resilient engagement of the springs 38 with the stopblocks 24 each time the seat reaches the end of the frame. Thepivothorizontal, transverse axis defined by the hinges 22, 22. and themovement of the seat is limited by ro s;

the engagement of the shock absorbing springs 38 with the blocks 24, asabove described, the frame being cushioned in its tilting movement byits engagement with the respective horizontal portions I5 of the springbars [4. Consequently, the child may exercise himself actively, in orderto cause the seat 26 to oscillate back and forth on the frame l1, and tocause said frame to pivot alternately in the manner of a seesaw. Thedevice is therefore useful both for providing entertainm'entandamusement for children, as well as providing a means of exercisingvarious portions of the body, the device being especially suitable foruse by small children.

While a specific embodiment of a childs exercising device has beendisclosed in the. foreoing description, it will be understood thatvarious modifications within the spirit of the invention may occur .tothose skilled in the art. Therefore, it is intended that no limitationsbe placed on the invention except as defined by the scope of theappended claims.

What isclaimed is:

1. A childs exercising toy for use by a single child comprising a base,a frame pivotally secured to said base for oscillation around atransverse horizontal axis spaced below the frame, a pair oflongitudinal guide rails carried by said frame, a single seat slidablymounted on said guide rails, respective spring-cushioning elementscarried by said base extending subadjacent the ends of said frame andcushioning the oscillation of said frame produced by-rocking exercisingmovement of a childin the seat, and cooperating stop means carried: bysaid seat and the respective end portions of the frame arranged to limitlongitudinal movement of the seatwith respect to the frame causedmbysaid rocking exercising movement.

A childs exercising toy for use by a single child comprising a base,upstanding bracket means at theintermediate portion of said base, aframe pivotally secured to said bracket means for bscillation around .atransverse horizontal axis beneath the frame, a pair of longitudinalguiderails carried by said'frame, a seat slidably mounted on saidguide'rails, upwardly and outwardly inclined spring arms carried by saidbase and extending subadjacent the ends. of said frame for cushioningthe oscillation of said frame produced by rocking exercising movement ofa movements.

tudinal channel bars and respective cross bars connecting the endportions of said channel bars, depending bracket means carried by themidportions of the respective channel bars and hinged to said upstandingbracket members for pivotal movement around a transverse horizontal axisbeneath the frame, a pair of transverse rod members, rollers journaledon the ends of said rod members and received in the respective channelbars, a seat secured on said rod members arranged to receive a singlechild, a depend-- ing transverse plate carried by said seat, respectivelongitudinal coil springs secured to the opposite sides of said plate,respective abutments secured to said cross bars engageable by saidsprings to limit and cushion longitudinal movement of said seat withrespect to said channel bars produced by rocking exercising movement ofthe child in the seat, and respective upwardly and longitudinallyinclined spring bars secured to the mid-portion of said base and havinghorizontal free ends underlying the respective cross bars, limiting andcushioning oscillations of said frame produced by the childs rockingexercising CHARLES J. JUGANS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in file of thispatent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS, 1

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